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I am writing this post on a plane on my way to San Francisco for a quick work trip, and now I have myself craving cauliflower rice….which is an incredibly odd statement in itself.

Blogging on a plane is not all it’s cracked up to be. The upload times were painful!!

Cauliflower was one of the staples for me during my Whole 30 adventure that I didn’t mention in my original post. I will be completely honest, Whole 30 was the very first time I have eaten cauliflower, let alone cauliflower rice. It is just one of the few vegetables that never appealed to me. I know I am not alone here, right? So, what exactly is cauliflower rice? It is simply cauliflower that has been cut, processed, shredded…whatever the method…to the shape of rice! That’s it. The beauty is that when you cook it up, it is a perfectly delicious substitute for rice in terms of flavor and texture.

To ease myself into cauliflower rice, I began by buying it, already prepped, from the freezer section on my local Trader Joe’s. Be forewarned, this stuff is a hot commodity! You may want to even call your Trader Joe’s before you head over to make sure they have it, and put some aside for you. The TJ’s version costs just under $2 per bag, and a bag was about 2 servings for me.

When the price of cauliflower came down a bit, I felt confident enough to process the cauliflower myself. It couldn’t have been easier…but what a mess!!! There were tiny pieces of cauliflower everywhere, and weeks later I am still finding them! One head of cauliflower made about 3.5 servings, and cost $2.50. For the amount of mess it made, TJ’s is my avenue from here on out.

If you are interested in making it yourself, all you need to do is chop your cauliflower and place it in your blender of food processor. Pulse it 5 or 6 times until it is the size of rice. That’s it! Just make sure not to over process it or you will have cauliflower flour instead!

I probably ate cauliflower rice 3 nights per week during my Whole 30. Not only in various fried rice methods, but also topped with meat sauce, chili, taco meat, and pretty much anything else. You can customize any cauliflower rice recipe with any vegetables, seasonings and sauces that you want, and I haven’t had a bad combination yet!

Mixing up shrimp fried cauliflower rice.

I don’t cook a lot of seafood at home since I am the only one who eats it. However, I had a very distinct craving for shrimp. And because I craved cauliflower rice every day, the two naturally lent themselves to this recipe! I went with a scampi style seasoning as well.

A finished batch of Shrimp Cauliflower Rice ready to be served!

Have you cooked cauliflower rice before? What’s your favorite way to eat it?